06:00-01
p-Henry-industry
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=new jobs
A prominent new resident is coming to Southside Virginia.
Ohio based five-B's-- a family owned corporation-- is setting up shop.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
Yesterday Governor George Allen helped welcome the nation's largest
computerized embroidery firm to Henry County.
Five-B's plans to hire 500 people over the next two and a half years...and
another 500 later on.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:01:41 596-43
IN Q=Whether you're
(( ))
SUPER=01-Todd Biles/5B'S President;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=WHOLE GAMMET 2nd ref.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
That's welcome news to the county, following a crushing blow last year when
Dupont announced it's closing the nylon plant for good in 19-98.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:01:25
IN Q=
((JACK DALTON/HENRY CO. SUPERVISOR:GETTING THE PART OF THE LARGEST
COMPUTERIZED EMBROIDERY COMPANY IN THE WORLD IT'S A GREAT FEELING, TALK ABOUT A
1000 JOBS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR HENRY COUNTY. ))
SUPER=01-Jack Dalton/Henry Co. Supervisor;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=Henry County.
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VO-NAT
Five-B's plans to begin operations next month, at the Beaver Creek
Industrial Park.
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American-Airlines
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
American Airlines is bracing for a strike this weekend.
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VO-NAT
A company spokesman says the carrier is canceling overseas flights scheduled
for tomorrow.
The airline's pilot union has set a Friday midnight strike deadline, and
American is preparing, by making sure its planes are not overseas if the
pilots walked out.
In Washington, President Clinton urged both sides to settle their dispute,
but so far has stopped short of intervening.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((CLINTON:THIS ISSUE HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND IN
PARTICULAR FOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT VERY
CLOSELY. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=it very closely.
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VO-NAT
Under the law - Mr. Clinton can block a strike while a Presidential
Emergency Board investigates and recommends the terms of a settlement.
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hubble
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shuttle
The space shuttle discovery linked up with the Hubble Space Telescope early
this morning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The telescope is now locked in the shuttle's cargo bay.
Astronauts used the shuttle's long robot arm to capture the 13 ton
telescope.
Spacewalking astronauts will begin a 230 million upgrade on Hubble tonight.
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E-cell-phones
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=Cell Phones
Drinking is not the only thing that can impede your driving ability.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine says talking on a phone
while driving can be just as dangerous.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
national video
The study concludes using a cell phone while driving quadruples the risk of
an accident.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A manager for G-T-E Mobilnet says new customers receive notice about the
hazards of cell phone usage when they sign up for a plan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:12:34
IN Q=people have been
((JOHN RODMAN/GTE MOBILNET GENERAL MANAGER: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR
ALMOST 100 YEARS NOW, AND THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER DISTRACTIONS THAT FOLKS CAN
FACE WHEN THEY'RE OPERATING ))
SUPER=01-John Rodman/GTE Mobilnet;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=they're operating
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VO-NAT
Rodman says changing the radio station, checking on kids in the back seat,
and daydreaming may cause more accidents than cell phones.
A state police officer agrees driver inattention is dangerous.
He says drivers in our region do a good job of pulling off the road to use
their phone, but that's NOT a great idea on the interstate.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:27:45
IN Q=WE DON'T
((VERN JONES/SALEM STATE POLICE: WE DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU STOP ON THAT
PAVED SHOULDER, BECAUSE YOU ARE CREATING A HAZARD-- SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO THE
BACK OF YOU. ))
SUPER=01-Vern Jones/Virginia State Police;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=back of you
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VO-NAT
Sergeant Jones also says he seriously doubts talking on the phone can be as
hazardous as drinking and driving.
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2-P-Roanoke-Prospect
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=abr
TAPE#96-108
GRAPHIC=new industry
Roanoke is a top contender for a major industrial company.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The company's identity has NOT been released, but if Roanoke is chosen as
the final site, it would create about 170 jobs.
The 22 acre site in consideration is in Roanoke's Center for Industry and
Technology off Route 460.
The company's officials toured the land yesterday with Roanoke's top
economic executives.
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E-Addison
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
Renovations at Addison Middle School are drawing a controversy.
Roanoke's chapter of the N- Double- A-C-P is calling for greater minority
participation in public construction projects.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=And it's not about
((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: AND IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE
FIRM. IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF OUR WILLINGNESS, BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
AROUND THESE ISSUES IF WE CHOOSE TO.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=if we choose to.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Tuesday night, the City School Board hired a Roanoke architectural firm to
design the improvements at Addison.
James Bumbry is a graduate of the school and a member of the committee that
recommended the firm.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=When it comes to selecting
((JAMES BUMBRY/SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER: WHEN IT COMES TO SELECTING A
CONTRACTOR, WE DON'T GO BY RACE OR WHATEVER. WE PICK THE ONE THAT'S BEST-
QUALIFIED TO DO THE JOB AND THE COMMITTEE SELECTED THE BEST ONE TO DO THE
JOB.))
SUPER=01-James Bumbry/Selection Committee Member;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to do the job.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Martin Jeffrey says he is not criticizing the committee that selected Rife
and Wood from the design firms that submitted proposals.
But he believes the city and the school system should search for creative
ways to involve more minority firms in public construction projects.
E-State-Song
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-3
GRAPHIC=State Song
Virginia's state song moved yet another step closer to retirement.
But, there is still no sign of a tune to replace "Carry Me Back To Old
Virginia".
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:32:49
IN Q=And we've
((SEN. LOUISE LUCAS/D-PORTSMOUTH: AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE. BUT I
THINK FOR SOME OF YOU IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE YOU'VE HEARD THIS SONG. AND
I'D LIKE TO PLAY IT FOR YOU NOW.))
nat sot 02:34:11
((SONG: THERE'S WHERE I LABORED SO HARD FOR OLD MASSA. DAY AFTER DAY IN THE
FIELDS OF YELLOW CORN.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Louise Lucas/(D) Portsmouth;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=yellow corn.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Lucas sponsored the bill. Her boom box did the trick.
A House Committee voted to retire the song.
But it decided NOT to look for a new one.
Danville heritage supporters said their piece.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:48:34
IN Q=Down by
((TONY LUNDY/SONG SUPPORTER: DOWN BY THE OLD DISMAL SWAMP WHERE I'VE WANDERED.
THAT'S WHERE THIS OLD DARKEY'S LIFE WILL PASS AWAY. MASSA AND MISSUS HAVE
LONG GONE BEFORE ME -- We know the words, we know the words! IT'S A SONG OF
CHRISTIAN LOVE OF THESE PEOPLE DYING AND BEING IN HEAVEN TOGETHER, AND I WOULD
SAY THAT THAT MORE THAN THE WORDS IS WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. I DO
NOT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO SING TODAY.))
SOT 02:54:24 tape two
((SEN. LUCAS: WE'RE SO TIRED OF THIS SONG THAT THAT WE WERE WILLING TO GET IN
BED WITH A RATTLESNAKE TO GET IT TO BE GONE. NO YOU'RE NOT THE RATTLESNAKE.
laughter.))
SUPER=01-Tony Lundy/Song Supporter;
RUNS=:32
OUT Q=(laughter)
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The full House now takes up the controversy.
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P-Burns
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-42
GRAPHIC=va seal
Critically acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns was in Charlottesville yesterday,
promoting his new documentary on the life of Thomas Jefferson.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charlottesville
The creator of the "Civil War" and "Baseball" series spent four years
shooting footage at Jefferson's mountaintop home, Monticello.
Burns calls Jefferson the most interesting character in American history.
He says his film tries to capture the complexities of one of our country's
greatest statesmen.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:12:43
IN Q=Thomas Jefferson is
((KEN BURNS/FILMMAKER: THOMAS JEFFERSON IS AT THE HEART OF OUR FUTURE, AS WELL
AS AT THE HEART OF OUR PAST. AND IN THREE HOURS, WHICH MAY SEEM LIKE A LONG
TIME, ONE CAN ONLY GRAZE THE SURFACE OF A LIFE AS IMPORTANT AND AS FULL AS
THOMAS JEFFERSON LED.))
SUPER=01-Ken Burns/Filmmaker; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=Thomas Jefferson led.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Monticello officials say the film should help spark even more interest in
Jefferson and Virginia history.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:58:38
IN Q=We're not actively
((DAN JORDAN/MONTICELLO: WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO COME,
BUT WHAT WE ARE AFTER IS TRYING TO GET A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAN AND
HIS LEGACY AND THE FILM ACHIEVES THAT.))
SUPER=01-Dan Jordan/Monticello; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=film achieves that.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Burns' series can be seen on PBS beginning February 18th.
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Airlines
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
American Airlines is canceling tomorrow's overseas flights.. in
anticipation of a pilots' strike.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The company says it does not want planes sitting in other countries if the
pilots' union goes through with a planned walkout Saturday morning.
At issue: wages, and American's plan to fly regional jets with lower paid
pilots.
About a dozen Senators were at the White House yesterday urging President
Clinton to use his powers to prevent a strike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( SEN. BOB GRAHAM (D-FLA).: IN MY STATE OF FLORIDA, IT WOULD REPRESENT A
TERRIFIC BLOW TO OUR MID-WINTER TOURIST SEASON IF THERE WAS A CESSATION OF
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS.
SEN. BARBARA BOXER (D-Ca): CALIFORNIA OF COURSE WOULD BE VERY IMPACTED
HERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 36,000 PASSENGERS A DAY...
))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Graham/(D) Florida;
SUPER=01-Sen. Barbara Boxer/(D) California;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=passengers a day.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Under the law - Mr. Clinton can block a strike while a Presidential
Emergency Board investigates and recommends the terms of a settlement.
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Discovery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shuttle
Shuttle Discovery and its crew caught up to the Hubble telescope early this
morning, following a two day pursuit.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The telescope is now locked in the shuttle's cargo bay.
Astronauts used the shuttle's long robot arm to capture the 13 ton
telescope.
Spacewalking astronauts will begin a 230 million upgrade on Hubble tonight.
(----------------)
Goldman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JJA
TAPE# NET A
GRAPHIC=Simpson
In yet another bizarre twist in the sage of O-J Simpson, Fred Goldman says
he has an offer the former football great should not refuse.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Santa Monica/Last Week;
Confess to the murders of son and Nicole Brown, and he'll give up claims to
the multi-million dollar jury award.
The offer was made on a radio show.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:45:53
IN Q=
((FRED GOLDMAN: IF THE PERSON WHO'S NAME I DON'T USE THAT MURDERED MY SON WANTS
TO WRITE OUT A COMPLETE CONFESSION AND PUBLISH IT IN NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE
COUNTRY I WOULD BE GLAD TO IGNORE THE JUDGEMENT.))
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=IGNORE THE JUDGEMENT."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But O-J Simpson says he'll never confess to a crime he didn't commit.
(----------------)
E-Coyner-Springs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Roanoke Juvenile Detention Home is no longer on probation.
Yesterday, the Virginia Board of Juvenile Justice voted to re-certify the
center.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Tuesday;
Members of the board toured the facility Tuesday, and were expected to
consider the issue at a meeting in March.
But yesterdays, the board agreed to certify the facility for one year. The
city must deliver a status report after three months.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The state placed the Coyner Springs facility on probation after inspectors
found more than 30 violations of state standards.
But officials say they're impressed with improvements the city's made.
3-Sports
2-shot
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mst
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=none
In sports,
The Daytona 500 will not take center center stage until this Sunday,
ANCHOR=Kimberly
but over 100-thousand fans are expected at the track today for two big
qualifying races.
Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Mike/Starlink
ANCHOR=Melanie
Mike Stevens is live in Daytona, Mike...
Live=Mike Full/Starlink
SUPER=@mike1;
SUPER=06-Daytona Beach, FL;
( ad lib)
(Rollcue:a little uncertain at what to expect this afternoon.)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT **Tape Rolled from StarLink**
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL; :00
SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Starts 2nd in Second Race; :17
SUPER=01-Jeff Gordon/Starts 11th in Second Race; :25
SUPER=01-Mike Skinner/Starts 1st in First Race; :57
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=Finish in that 125.
Live=Mike Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Daytona Beach, FL;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Larry and Mike/Starlink
5-Heroin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=drug addiction
For the more than one million heroin addicts in this country, kicking the
habit can be quite a challenge....many never succeed.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
But an experimental procedure is taking the sting out of heroin
detoxification with some impressive results.
The procedure is known as UROD-- Ultra Rapid Opiate Detoxification.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:45:48
IN Q=We consider this
((WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH.FOR THE FIRST TIME, INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE ADDICTED TO OPIATES ARE BE DETOXED
PAINLESSLY IN ONE DAY. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=in one day.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Center for Investigation and Treatment of Addiction started the study
six months ago in New York.
Experts say UROD is effective for patients addicted to natural or synthetic
drugs-- such as heroin, methadone, and opium....and prescription painkillers
such as morphine and demorol.
Doctors say unlike any other treatment in the world, UROD can provide
100-percent detoxification in 24 hours-- compared to other treatments that can
take up to 30 days.
(-------------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Still, there is a relapse rate of about 40-percent, lower though than
conventional programs.
5-STD
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=STD
Researchers are testing a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease
believed to cause cervical cancer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The study, underway at the University of Rochester, will give the vaccine to
about 100 people.
They hope the participants become immunized against the human papilloma
virus, which is linked to cervical cancer and some types of penile cancer.
The virus is believed to affect up to 40 million people in the U-S.
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E-Henry-Industry
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=New Jobs
Beaver Creek Industrial Park in Henry County is home to one of the area's
newest employers.
Five-B's, the nation's largest computerized embroidery firm, is moving in.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
Governor Allen and local dignitaries were on hand in Henry County yesterday
afternoon for the announcement.
The Ohio based company plans to hire one- thousand workers over the next
five years.
Company officials say most of the jobs will be labor intensive.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The average
((TODD BILES/5B'S PRESIDENT:THE AVERAGE WAGE STARTING WITHIN THE SEVEN TO EIGHT
DOLLAR RANGE, WHICH, YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE
APPAREL INDUSTRY, SO WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THE LABOR MARKET, THE WAGES, AND
WE'RE GOING TO COME IN WITH COMPETITIVE WAGES, BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET GOOD
PEOPLE.
GOV. GEORGE ALLEN:OBVIOUSLY THE 10- MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT AND THOUSAND NEW
JOBS ARE A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN VIRGINIA AND I THANK YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU, LELAND, VICCI, TODD, THE WHOLE 5B'S GANG, THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE
RIGHT DECISION IN COMING TO THE WINNING STATE, IN THIS DECISION. ))
SUPER=01-Todd Biles/5B's President; :
SUPER=@Allen; :14
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=this decision.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Five-B's was formed in 19-80 by Lee and Vicci Biles and their three
children.
They hope to begin operations next month.
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P-Roanoke-Prospect
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=abr
TAPE#96-108
GRAPHIC=new industry
Henry County is not the only are courting new business.
Roanoke is a top contender for a major industrial company.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The company's identity has NOT been released, but if Roanoke is chosen as
the final site, it would create about 170 jobs.
The 22 acre site in consideration is in Roanoke's Center for Industry and
Technology off Route 460.
The company's officials toured the land yesterday with Roanoke's top
economic executives.
(----------------)
Cell-phones
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 97-11)
GRAPHIC=Cell Phones
Driver inattention causes many accidents in our area.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine says talking on the phone
while Driving can be just as dangerous as Drinking and Driving.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
national video
The study concludes using a cell phone while driving quadruples the risk of
an accident.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A manager for G-T-E Mobilnet says new customers receive notice about the
hazards of cell phone usage when they sign up for a plan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:12:34
IN Q=people have been
((JOHN RODMAN/GTE MOBILNET GENERAL MANAGER: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR
ALMOST 100 YEARS NOW, AND THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER DISTRACTIONS THAT FOLKS CAN
FACE WHEN THEY'RE OPERATING ))
SUPER=01-John Rodman/GTE Mobilnet;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=they're operating
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A state police officer agrees driver inattention is dangerous.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:28:03
IN Q=you're not devoting
((:YOU'RE NOT DEVOTING FULL ATTENTION TO YOUR DRIVING, AND IN JUST A MATTER OF
A SECOND, SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN))
SUPER=01-Vern Jones/Virginia State Police;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=COULD HAPPEN
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Sergeant Jones also says he seriously doubts talking on the phone can be as
hazardous as drinking and driving.
(----------------)
S-Monty-Administrator
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-107
GRAPHIC=None
Montgomery County's new administrator is coming home to the New River
Valley.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
The board of supervisors yesterday announced it has hired Jeff Johnson, a
Giles County native and former Craig County administrator.
SUPER=03-New Castle/April 1988;
Johnson has held the same position in Nelson County, and yesterday announced
his resignation from Brunswick County, where he currently serves as
administrator.
Johnson succeeds Betty Thomas, who is retiring from Montgomery County at the
end of March after 24 years with the county.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=college hoops
In college hoops,
A number of three-pointers helped North Carolina-Wilmington to a 61-53
victory over James Madison.
For last night's scores, let's check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/VCU/73//East Carolina/67///j/Roanoke/95//Eastern Menn./75///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/American/67//Richmond/66////Emory & Henry/89/j/Guilford/91///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Ferrum/75/j/N.C. Wesleyan/91////JMU/53/j/N.C. Wilmington/61///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/W & L/79/j/Lynchburg/89////Hamp.-Sydney/75/j/Va. Wesleyan/94///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Wake Forest#2/55//Clemson/49///j/UNC#16/45//N.C. State/44///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Kansas#1/104//Oklahoma St./72///j/Minnesota#3/70//Purdue/67///;
RUNS=:42
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OUT Q=....last score."
by SS